Bug 424611

Summary:	Hide Text on Desktop Icons or have the text hover over them instead
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Paul McQuade <paulmcquad>
Component:	Desktop icons & Folder View widget	Assignee:	Eike Hein <hein>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kde, nate, paulmcquad, plasma-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Manjaro
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Paul McQuade 2020-07-24 14:26:43 UTC

SUMMARY
I want to hide the text under the Desktop Icons and have the text hover instead when the cursor passes over them.

This feature isn't added yet.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Right-Click
2. Icons
3. Text
4. Hide or Show

OBSERVED RESULT
Doesn't exist

EXPECTED RESULT
Hides Text under Desktop Icons and Moves them to Hover Mode.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.7.9-1-MANJARO/5.19.3
(available in About System)
Operating System: Manjaro Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.19.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.72.0
Qt Version: 5.15.0
Kernel Version: 5.7.9-1-MANJARO

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Information from IRC channel: #plasma <d_ed>
Code maybe found here:
plasma-desktop ./containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderItemDelegate.qml

VIDEO
This is a hack that best describes it but deletes the text instead of hides it.

How to Remove Text Below Desktop Icons on Laptops Without a Numpad (no Number Pad) (Windows 10)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDvxobpkuLg

Comment 1 David Edmundson 2020-07-24 14:53:54 UTC

And just to confirm this is purely for aesthetic reasons?

Comment 2 Paul McQuade 2020-07-24 15:09:23 UTC

(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #1)
> And just to confirm this is purely for aesthetic reasons?

Yes your right. I have like 50-60 Apps and it's an eye sore to read daily text like "LibreOffice Calc" and "LibreOffice Writer" etc. I know what they look like so it would make sense to see "icons without text" or vice-versa.
Some people like text and others (like me) hate text.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2020-07-26 01:53:41 UTC

I wonder if a floating icons-only task manager or quicklaunch widget full of pinned apps might be a better solution than being able to turn off text for desktop icons.

Comment 4 Nate Graham 2021-08-09 01:58:08 UTC

...Indeed, I think it would. I don't think we'll be able to add this option, sorry. It would wind up being one of those ways for inexperienced or adventurous users to accidentally shoot themselves in the foot. I would recommend using a floating icons-only task manager or quicklaunch widget instead.